Week in Review: Cops Continue Search for Missing Man; County Threatens To Sue Town

We hope everyone had a good week and before you start off fresh, take some time to look back at the headlines from this past week.

News

Peconic Baykeeper: Consider This a Wake Up Call: Kevin McAllister, the Peconic Baykeeper, releases his annual State of the Bays report. The outlook, he says, is bad.

: The state agency will pay back just over $10,000 to Amagansett and Greenport fishermen, in a move the fishermen say is a long-time coming.

Hansom Hills Issue

Suffolk Serves Notice To Sue East Hampton Town: County says town violated county farmland law with unlawful excavation of soil, sand and clay; supervisor calls lawsuit a "political set-up."

Op-Ed: County's Actions Against Town 'Startling': Deputy town supervisor, who spearheaded Hansom Hills project, says Town's failure in obtaining county approval to begin with is problematic and point to a system in need of reform.

: Sarah Lansdale says town officials being "disingenuous in that they have demonstrated an unwillingness to come to an appropriate and legal solution."

Police & Fire

Boogie Board Latest Clue in Missing Man Case: Police want to know if you have seen a boogie board similar to the one pictured.

Cops Nab Anti-Obama Graffitist After 4-Month Investigation: Sgt. Rich Mamay spotted a 63-year-old man who fit a description of the graffiti artist, leading to the arrest.

Fire Marshal Deems Cigar Cause of Clearwater Blaze: A cigar smoldered for hours before flames awoke the homeowner inside a Waterhole Road house on Sunday.

Volunteers in the News

Sag Harbor Welcomes Combat Medic Home [PHOTOS & VIDEO]: Army Sgt. Charles Glass returns after tour in Afghanistan

East Hampton EMT Lectures at Emergency Cardiovascular Care Seminar: David Baumrind traveled to Orlando last week to speak about High Performance CPR and other topics.

Arts

Film Fest Features 'Views from Long Island': Hamptons International Film Festival picks allow a look into the lives of Ted Ammon's children and the history of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

Local Radio Personality Releases First Children’s Book: ‘Mr. Woolly and Friends’ is Lisa Dabrowski’s debut venture into teaching children valuable lessons.

Celebrating 10 Years of The Naked Stage and Guild Hall Partnership: "God of Carnage" opened the 10th season of The Naked Stage at Guild Hall Tuesday.

Business

Plans for Car Wash Could Clean Up Former Star Room Property: Proposal for the town's first full-service car wash in Wainscott widely well received by planning board.

South Fork Insurance Brokerages Plan Merger: Formation of Cook Maran & Associates announced Monday.

Schools

Sportswriter Honored For Three Decades in the Game: Jack Graves, of The East Hampton Star, will be an honorary member of EHHS Hall of Fame.

Project MOST Hires Development Director: Diane Ferraro will help after school program raise money and get its message out to the community.

Opinion

How was the Traffic in Wainscott This Summer?: In light of the car wash proposal for the old Star Room property, weigh-in on how the traffic was around the temporary Whole Foods store down the street.

Elections

: Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor will put the debates and live election results up on the big screen at five free events.

Yard Sale Raises $10k for Democratic Candidates: Democratic organizers say grassroots fundraiser was a success.